![]() ![]() What would our military be like if Marines were taught to assess their fellow Marines' trustworthiness or capability based on the color of their skin? Dakota Wood served America for two decades in the United States Marine Corps and is a senior research fellow for defense programs. Our guest today says that success in combat depends on cohesion and competence, and that critical race theory would destroy that. It categorizes individuals into groups of oppressors and victims, and it's a philosophy that's infecting everything from politics to education, the workplace, and now the military. It's on a recommended reading list.Ĭongressman Jim Banks: Admiral, did you read the book?Ĭordero: Critical race theory makes race the prism through which all aspects of American life are viewed. It's a yes or no question.Īdmiral Michael Gilday: I'm not forcing anybody to read the book. Yes or no, do you personally consider advocating for the destruction of American capitalism to be extremist?Īdmiral Michael Gilday: Here's what I know, Congressman.Ĭongressman Jim Banks: It's a yes or no question, admiral.Īdmiral Michael Gilday: There is racism in the United States Navy.Ĭongressman Jim Banks: Admiral, you recommended every sailor in the United States Navy read this book. Here's an exchange between Gilday and Congressman Jim Banks in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.Ĭongressman Jim Banks: Kendi's book states that capitalism is essentially racist, and Kendi is clear that racism must be eliminated. ![]() #CRT EMU DRIVER VS CRU HOW TO#Milley's remarks come on the heels of Admiral Michael Gilday placing Ibram X Kendi's 2019 book, How to Be an Antiracist, on the Navy's reading list. ![]() The United States Military Academy is a university, and it is important that we train and we understand, and I want to understand white rage, and I'm white.Ĭordero: That's General Mark Milley, America's top military officer, defending the teaching of critical race theory to Army cadets at West Point. General Mark Milley: First of all, on the issue of critical race theory, et cetera, I'll obviously have to get much smarter on whatever the theory is, but I do think it's important, actually, for those of us in uniform to be open-minded and be widely read. Michelle Cordero: From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Michelle Cordero, and this is Heritage Explains. What would our military be like if Marines were taught to assess their fellow marines' trustworthiness or capability based on the color of their skin? This week, senior research fellow Dakota Wood talks about how woke policies like critical race theory would destroy the military. ![]()
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